This bill prohibits a pupil who has attended a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Racine Parental Choice Program, or the statewide parental choice program (parental choice program) or the Special Needs Scholarship Program and who has completed the highest grade level at that private school from attending any other private school under a parental choice program or the SNSP.

Also under this bill, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school may participate in a parental choice program unless the school was participating in the program in the 2019-20 school year. Also under the bill, no pupil may attend a private school under a parental choice program unless the pupil was attending that private school under the program in the 2019-20 school year.

Finally, under this bill, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school may accept pupils under the SNSP unless the school was participating in the program in the 2019-20 school year, and no pupil may attend a private school under the SNSP unless the pupil was attending that private school under the program in the 2019-20 school year. Under current law, a child with a disability who meets certain eligibility criteria may receive a scholarship to attend a private school participating in the SNSP.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

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115.7915 (2)Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17 4school year, the department shall, subject to subs. (9m) and (11), provide to a child 5with a disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all 6of the following apply:

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115.7915 (9m)Prohibition. A child with a disability who has received a 9scholarship under this section to attend a private school and who has completed the 10highest grade level offered at the private school may not receive a scholarship to 11attend any other private school under this section and may not attend a private 12school under any of the programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23.

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. 115.7915 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

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115.7915 (11)Sunset. (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a child with 15a disability may not receive a scholarship under this section to attend a private school 16unless the child attended that private school under a scholarship under this section 17in the 2019-20 school year.

AB968,3,31(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 2in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 3program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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4. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

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118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar), and (at) and sub. (12), any 6pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may 7attend any private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (at), (be), 8(bm), and (bs) and sub. (12), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in 9a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, 10may attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply:

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5. 118.60 (2) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

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118.60 (2) (at) A pupil who has attended a private school under either of the 13programs under this section and has completed the highest grade level offered at the 14private school may not attend any other private school under either of the programs 15under this section or under the program under s. 119.23 and may not receive a 16scholarship under s. 115.7915 to attend a private school.

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118.60 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a pupil may not attend 19a participating private school under this section unless the pupil attended that 20participating private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 22in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 23program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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7. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB968,4,31119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (at) and sub. (12), any 2pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any 3private school if all of the following apply:

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8. 119.23 (2) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

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119.23 (2) (at) A pupil who has attended a private school under the program 6under this section and has completed the highest grade level offered at the private 7school may not attend any other private school under the program under this section 8or under either of the programs under s. 118.60 and may not receive a scholarship 9under s. 115.7915 to attend a private school.

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119.23 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a pupil may not attend 12a participating private school under this section unless the pupil attended that 13participating private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 15in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 16program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.